The area is filled with piles of clothing, trash, old food, pizza boxes and a makeshift restroom. It's all part of an elaborate homeless camp tucked in the thick brush of Albuquerque's Bosque.

"You come in here and you see all kinds of things, some of the things that concern us the most is we have all kinds of cigarette butts," Albuquerque police Officer Todd Hudson said. "It's frustrating. It's disheartening too.”

There's a tremendous amount of fire danger in the area. The ground has lighters, candles and boxes of Sudafed. Police said that's a sign the homeless could be cooking meth in the Bosque. That could easily spark an aggressive Bosque fire with tons of dry fuel all around.

"If we had a breezy day, it would be immediate. It would roar through here," Hudson said.

Right now, there's a plan of action under way. Local inmates were brought in to clean up the enormous mess.

"In terms of what we can do for the community and the health of the Bosque, it was something that needed to be done. Hopefully, it's all going to come to fruition and make a real positive impact," Hudson said.

To keep the Bosque clean and homeless camp free, police have a plan. They will start having periodic trash sweeps in hopes it will stop another camp from popping up again.

It is illegal to camp in the Bosque; anyone caught doing so will be cited.

Photos: Homeless camp found in Bosque

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A large homeless community hidden in Albuquerque's Bosque is creating a major fire hazard.

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